ENSIGN GROUP, INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 18, 2012

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ENSIGN GROUP, INC (ENSG)
CIK: 0001125376
Period of Report: 2012-04-18

Reporting Person: Port Barry (Vice President)

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	36752	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option	$7.5	2016-07-26	Common Stock (8000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$7.5	2016-07-26	Common Stock (13600)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$14.87	2018-10-29	Common Stock (10000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$14.88	2019-12-17	Common Stock (8000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$17.47	2020-03-11	Common Stock (6000)		Direct
Employee Stock Option	$23.51	2021-10-27	Common Stock (5000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: These Employee Stock Options are subject to a five year vesting schedule with 20% of the shares vesting each year and were fully exercisable on the date of grant for restricted stock subject to the same vesting schedule.